As any Gooner worth their salt knows, the Premiere League has released the preliminary fixture list. Arsenal opens against recently promoted West Bromwich Albion. Somewhat reassuring to know what I’m going to be doing for the next 10 months. Of course, this doesn’t even include Champions League, FA Cup, or the League (Carling) Cup matches. As The Replacements once sang, “Can’t Hardly Wait”!

AUGUST

Sat Aug 16 West Bromwich Albion H
Sat Aug 23 Fulham A
Sat Aug 30 Newcastle United H

SEPTEMBER

Sat Sep 13 Blackburn Rovers A
Sat Sep 20 Bolton Wanderers A
Sat Sep 27 Hull City H

OCTOBER

Sat Oct 4 Sunderland A
Sat Oct 18 Everton H
Sat Oct 25 West Ham United A
Tue Oct 28 Tottenham Hotspur H

NOVEMBER

Sat Nov 1 Stoke City A
Sat Nov 8 Manchester United H
Sat Nov 15 Aston Villa H
Sat Nov 22 Manchester City A
Sat Nov 29 Chelsea A

DECEMBER

Sat Dec 6 Wigan Athletic H
Sat Dec 13 Middlesbrough A
Sat Dec 20 Liverpool H
Fri Dec 26 Aston Villa A
Sun Dec 28 Portsmouth H

JANUARY 2009

Sat Jan 10 Bolton Wanderers H
Sat Jan 17 Hull City A
Wed Jan 28 Everton A
Sat Jan 31 West Ham United H

FEBRUARY

Sat Feb 7 Tottenham Hotspur A
Sat Feb 21 Sunderland H
Sat Feb 28 Fulham H

MARCH

Tue Mar 3 West Bromwich Albion A
Sat Mar 14 Blackburn Rovers H
Sat Mar 21 Newcastle United A

APRIL

Sat Apr 4 Manchester City H
Sat Apr 11 Wigan Athletic A
Sat Apr 18 Liverpool A
Sat Apr 25 Middlesbrough H

MAY

Sat May 2 Portsmouth A
Sat May 9 Chelsea H
Sat May 16 Manchester United A
Sun May 24 Stoke City H